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You know, he said during the trial that came out that he didn't go to attack gang members because they might fight back. or he waited until those whose eyes were closed before he started firing. he's a coward. he's a racist. there's no place in a civilized society for him and there's no place in america's smallest jail for him. and i believe as the attorney general has recommended this case to be a capital case that he ought to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> malcolm graham thank you so much for being with me this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> you're welcome. let...

Whether he gets life behind bars or death. i talked with one victim's brother last hour. >> if there's any case in america where the death penalty is deserved, it is this one. he's a coward. he's a racist. as i said earlier, there's no place in a civilized society for him and there's no place in america's smallest jail for him. so i believe as the attorney general has recommended this case to be a capital case, that he ought to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the raw. >> cnn's nick valencia live in charleston with more. hi, nick. >> reporter: good morning. six days of testimony, nearly ...

Perspective on this issue. at the end of the day, someone who admire very much, general loretta lynch made the ultimate decision that the united states of america going forward of this case as a capital case. >> were the families at that point -- if you will stay with us, i want to go back to mariana, what do you have for us? >> sure. >> reporter: we are still waiting for more of those counts. i can tell you that we may be hearing from two of t survivors, polly shepard and sanders. they are about to give a press conference here. it is hard to calculate the emotional tolls on these families. we...

A capital case, you have to confirm that they are not so opposed to the death penalty in general that they wouldn't be open to applying it here in this case and what we know from early indications is that mr. roof having taken this dramatic step of representing himself is not participating much in the questioning of those jurors and i should note he does have legal advisors. i've said this before, trying to do your own defense is like trying to do surgery on yourself. it's dangerous even if you were a doctor or knew what you were doing. when people do it without legal training, he doesn't know...

Himself in such a complex capital case, he's far morexecu >> what might that mean for appeal? >> for an appeal, lawyers could allow he was wrong to allow him to represent himself, saying he wasn't competent but you don't have to be 100% sane to be found competent to represent yourself. just be able to understand the consequences of that decision and be able to make it knowing you're at risk. the judge told mr. roof, you're making your case harder by doing this. >> we're told the jury selection could take the better part of a month down there. what do we know about jurors examined so far or exc...